Showing up/see/visualize modules in assemblies...

[ssilk]

I just saw this: https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... 164#p27164

The assembly in the center shows up a sign "+20%". I mean this would be really useful, to see in the alt-mode which entity has modules inside and how much it is extended/buffed...

[Sedado77]

+6

I would REALLY like that. It would be very helpful.

Also, a little thing... Is there a way that the "alt mode" doesn't get switched when you Alt+Tab??

:=)

[Teurlinx]

I just saw this: https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... 164#p27164

The assembly in the center shows up a sign "+20%". I mean this would be really useful, to see in the alt-mode which entity has modules inside and how much it is extended/buffed...

I'd more like a visual indication of the modules than simply +20%.

Reason:

1) You can already access that information if you hover over a building
2) It doesn't tell you what modules exactly are inside. Especially for the -30%, -40% and -50% power ones you'll have no idea which are inside as all it tells is -80% regardless if it's 3 of the -30%, 2 of the -40% or 4 of the -50%.
3) The module icons would never take more space than there are slots. The text could take up quite a bit of space with mixes of modules. Especially if more get added (or modules can have multiple effects) and in mods.

[ssilk]

I think to bars, or buttons in differemt colors (speed blue, productivity red, green pollution). Then I thought also, that it is important to see, if there are modules inside and how much, and distinct between influence of beacons. I would like to see some kind of module slots on the device and if it is plugged, it emits a small light.

But I didn't thought deeper, cause it doesn't make sense: there is a big theme, what should/can be shown on extra information on a device (I find it for example very important to see, which stack/tank is currently full empty).

[murillokb]

1+ to everything above

I was thinking about how to optimize the tiresome job of managing modules and this is a really good start.

[slpwnd]

Great idea, visualization FTW. I have put it on our internal TODO as a proposal.

[DrNoid]

A little grid of lights might work:
For each module slot there would be a row of three lights, where the colour of the light indicates the type of module inserted, and the number of lights the level of the module. So a factory with 4 slots, with 1 lvl 1 blue module and 1 lvl 3 green module would show:

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B..
GGG
...
...

B: blue light
G: green light
.: light is off

That should not take too much space.

[Torquai]

Joined -- ssilk

Maybe this has been asked about before, but I would really like to easily see what modules I have installed in my buildings. Like a miner with two blue dots on it just to know that I don't have to optimize it further.

Should be visible together with the entity info toggle.

[JackGruff]

I was thinking just using little dots. Each module has three shades of blue, violet and green for the three levels. See attachment.

[ssilk]

Showing, visualize and now seeing of modules in assemblies.

But that by JackGruff is the best.

[SHiRKiT]

That's actually really impressive, thanks for sharing this!

[OBAMA MCLAMA]

https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... 535#p29535

more info.